AI / OpenClaw Interview Questions
What does OpenClaw cost to run?
OpenClaw the software is entirely free, since it's open-source and MIT licensed with no subscription fee attached.
- Actual costs come from the AI model API calls it makes on your behalf, since you bring your own API key
- Light usage tends to run roughly ten to thirty dollars a month, typical usage thirty to seventy, and heavy automation can reach well over a hundred
- Costs can be reduced by routing some tasks to local models through Ollama instead of paying per API call
Because the software itself has no license fee, the real cost conversation for adopting OpenClaw is almost entirely about model usage and the infrastructure it runs on.
Does OpenClaw itself charge a subscription fee?
What can reduce OpenClaw's ongoing model usage costs?
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